Nightingales, a poem by Arthur Adlen and read by Dave Hayward (Bravid)

The photograph shows Arthur in France.

Nightingales

The lights go out, pandemonium starts,
a few light belches, some tentative farts,
a pre-emptive strike for it all to begin,…

Arthur Adlen died on 17th September 2018.

Arthur’s website: Arthur Adlen
Read the review of Arthur’s book of poetry Memoirs of a Breck Road Buck
Hear Arthur’s poems previously broadcast here
Buy Arthur’s book at News from Nowhere